County: Galway Site name: ANNAGHKEEN
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: R. O Floinn, NMI
Site type: Cist
Period/Dating: Bronze Age (2200 BC-801 BC)
ITM: E 520967m, N 745124m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.450265, -9.189823
A triangular capstone, 2.35m x 1.60m, dislodged in the course of ploughing revealed a short rectangular cist. The sides of the cist were constructed of split limestone slabs. The cist measured 1.6m in length and 1.25m in width, its long axis orientated SW/NE. It contained the unburnt remains of a single juvenile. The body was flexed, lying on its right side. It was accompanied by a Food Vessel of Vase type, placed mouth upwards at the knees. A small flint knife also accompanied the burial.
